Leo XIV

5 Blessings of sharing a September birthday with Pope Leo

September may be chaotic, expensive and exhausting, but Pope Leo's 71st birthday reminds us the month has a few considerable advantages too.

• 5 Perfect Bible verses to bless your birthday

• 70 Things we love about Pope Leo XIV

• Pope says we should have a 2nd birthday cake every year

Charity

The married couple behind Mary’s Meals

Even Princess Anne has visited them, but they are actually just a regular couple with a busy,...

Bishops

Pope Leo paints beautiful image of a bishop’s calling

Addressing recently ordained bishops, the Holy Father spoke of their call to discipleship and shepherding,...

Parenting

What young Fulton Sheen’s noisy mistake can teach parents

A shattered wine cruet left 8-year-old Fulton Sheen terrified, but a bishop's unexpected response offers parents a lesson worth remembering.

• Never be afraid of making mistakes

• An expert on what a Blessed Fulton Sheen brings to US today

• 8 Modern manners you need to adopt at Mass

Conversion

Gen Z convert boom also happening in Scotland

Scotland has seen an increase in the number of Catholic converts in 2026, and the numbers spell good things...

Refugees

Bishops: Ask your senators to extend protection for Haitians

A House bill grants a 3-year reprieve from deportation to refugees who escaped Haiti's ongoing violence. Now...

Artificial Intelligence

Should we be afraid of AI destroying us in the next decade?

Former AI researchers continue to raise the alarm, warning us that the AI race could have major consequences.

Art

A Greek island church held an El Greco for 150 years

A Dormition of the Virgin hung in a church on the Greek island of Syros for a century and a half before a...

Scripture

Forgiveness is like a gentle breeze, says Pope Leo

Let us ask the Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy, to help us forgive — always, even when it is difficult to take...

Leo XIV

The story behind the viral photo of Pope Leo’s identity

A photo of a young Pope Leo, back when he was Fr. Robert Prevost, is getting attention on social media. What...

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